Category: News
New Facilities for Senior & Sixth Form Students
During the summer we have created a new Library & Learning Centre for our Senior school students together with a separate Sixth Form Study Centre giving a superb new area equipped with wifi allowing full use of the iPads provided by the school, as well as providing a space for independent study.
EXCELLENT RESULTS AT GCSE
Congratulations to our U5 students who gained some excellent GCSE results with another 100% pass rate and 97% of students gaining five or more A* to C grades (85% including English and Maths). 43% of all results were at A* & A grades, 77% at A*, A & B grades and 94% at A* to…
Congratulations to our A Level students
Students are celebrating their excellent results and personal achievements having received their examination results today. The overall pass rate achieved was 100%, with 25% at A* – A grades, 63% at A* to B grades and 78% at A* to C. This gave rise to a further celebration as they were able to confirm their entries…
Military Wives Choir sing with Highclare Musicians
At the end of term we were treated to a fantastic concert in aid of our charity SSAFA. Thank you to the Military Wives York Choir who inspired us all with their touching stories and beautiful songs. Congratulations to all our Highclare musicians and choirs who performed to an exceedingly high standard. A night for…
Junior Prize Giving
Highclare Juniors enjoyed a fantastic evening at Sutton Town Hall with their annual Junior Prize Giving – a lovely evening celebrating all their achievements.- well done each and every one.
Students visit Sicily
A large group of senior school students have travelled to Sicily as part of their Geography studies. Visiting Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, is just one of many memorable sights that they will experience. They have even found time to post a visual diary on Twitter so that we could see what they are doing…
Communication Group at Wilson Stuart School
A group of U3 pupils visited Wilson Stuart School to attend a ‘Communication Group’. The children asked each other questions and even told each other some excellent ‘knock-knock’ jokes. The U3s were very interested to see how children suffering from Cerebral Palsy use computers to communicate with each other and take part in lessons. They…
Visit to the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Ten senior school pupils took part in a ballet workshop and tour of the Hippodrome Theatre. They were treated to a behind the scenes look at the props and costumes and met with the Lighting Engineer and Stage Manager who told the students about the complexities of setting up a BRB production. The ballet workshop…
Highclare Senior Students in Maths Challenge
Ten pupils from U3 and L4 took part in the Junior Maths Challenge.The UKMT Junior Maths Challenge is a lively, intriguing, multiple-choice paper, which is designed to stimulate interest in Mathematics.The following pupils were awarded certificates for their efforts: Silver: Samuel Donaghue and Shiven Pattni Bronze: Katie Power Congratulations are extended to everyone who…
Geography Field Trip
Geography students in the L4 enjoyed a fantastic day at Kingsbury Water Park. Their activities included OS map skills, investigating the features of the River Tame and orienteering.
